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O2 UK wants to use OpenRAN to boost indoor connectivity
O2 has tested out Vilicom’s OpenRAN technology, in an effort to make it cheaper to offer indoor 4G and 5G coverage for businesses.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: automation, industry metrics and OpenRAN
Scott and Iain worry about being replaced by machines and algorithms as they kick off this week’s pod by discussing automation. They move on to review some of the telecoms industry numbers being published as we get towards the end of the year, before concluding with a look at why Western governments are suddenly so keen on OpenRAN.
Chinese telecoms kit vendors gained global market share this year
You might think, with all the drama surrounding Huawei this year, that it would have lot market share. But, according to market tracker Dell’Oro, the opposite is true.
Three UK switches on first Ericsson 5G sites
UK MNO Three has been busy rolling out its 5G network, which as of now reaches 154 towns and cities.
Vodafone’s OpenRAN plan in Ireland: small but significant
Vodafone is rolling out Open RAN technology to a handful of mobile sites in Ireland in what is a small, but significant, step in the shift to vendor diversity in the telecoms space.
The role of OpenRAN in securing 5G networks and the IoT
OpenRAN has the potential to provide a much-needed platform for innovation, which helps drive new revenue opportunities and streams for operators and their customers.
Rakuten defends its record and promises more disruptions
Japan’s disruptive greenfield operator has defended its underwhelming subscriber growth and declared it is prepared to disrupt more markets.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: US election, OpenRAN and Huawei
On the eve of another UK lockdown, the lads rush into the office to get one last studio pod out. They can’t resist reflecting on the US general election that has just taken place but has yet to yield a clear winner. With just three days of news to draw from they retreat to the familiar ground of OpenRAN and Huawei, both of which are also heavily politicised matters.
Rakuten becomes a member of the O-RAN Alliance, at last
Disruptive MNO Rakuten Mobile announced that it has joined OpenRAN standardisation body, the O-RAN Alliance, and the company’s CTO has been appointed to the board.
Blow for Nokia as it misses out on Telia Lithuania 5G RAN work
There was hope for Nokia when Lithuania was left out of the 5G RAN announcement between Telia and Ericsson, but it has proved forlorn.
Intel gets a bunch of Dish 5G OpenRAN work
US chip giant Intel is finally gaining some telecoms credibility, having been picked as a partner for Dish’s greenfield 5G network.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: Nokia, Section 230 and Ericsson
In what could be the last studio pod for a few weeks, Scott brings in a couple of bottles of wine to ensure the conversation with Iain flows nicely. They start with a review of Nokia’s quarterly earnings, which laid bare the challenge faced by its new CEO. They move on to a piece of US law called Section 230 that means internet platforms aren’t liable for the content they publish and conclude with a look at Ericsson’s first, tentative, foray into OpenRAN.
Vodafone UK bets the farm on OpenRAN
UK MNO Vodafone has revealed it’s going big on OpenRAN technology in rural base stations as a major part of its Huawei swap-out strategy.
Ericsson gets the rest of BT’s Huawei swap-out, of course
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson will deal with the urban side of EE’s RAN, with only alternative Nokia having already won the rest of the Huawei swap-out.
Ericsson dips a first tentative toe in the OpenRAN ecosystem
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has announced a Cloud RAN portfolio that represents an apparently reluctant acknowledgement telecoms industry reality.
NEC gets a piece of the UK’s 5G bonanza
The door is officially open for Japanese tech company NEC to participate in the UK’s 5G rollout, as part of the post-Brexit free trade agreement between the two countries.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: Quarterlies, China and OpenRAN
Iain and Scott laugh in the face of both viral peril and crumbling sound-proofing to once more to bring you a studio pod. They start with a review of the latest quarterly earnings announcements from Ericsson and Huawei. This inevitably leads on to a discussion of the China situation, which continues to develop rapidly, and the guys conclude with an analysis of recent news concerning OpenRAN.
Nokia picked to swap out Huawei at Finland’s shared networks
The telecoms kit maker Nokia is chosen by Finnish Shared Networks to deploy 5G RAN in Northern and Eastern Finland, as well as replacing the existing 2G, 3G, and 4G networks deployed by Huawei five years ago.
Swedish operator Telia surprises nobody by using Ericsson and Nokia for 5G
With Sweden having recently banned Chinese kit vendors, the only surprise in Telia’s announcement was Nokia getting all is 5G standalone core work.
Events
5G Core – Digital Symposium
- 20-20 April 2023
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OpenRAN World (co-located with the 6G Summit)
- 26-27 April 2023
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6G Summit (Co-located with OpenRAN World)
- 26-27 April 2023
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South Africa-based MTN has joined the growing list of telcos that are making the move to public cloud. https://t.co/kvJ92deTAv
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